Month: November 2023
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Revelations + Destinations
Two poles of a magnet
I’m Yvan, and I’m a magnet. I attract failures, rejections, and disappointments in life. I have the desire to serve…
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Hooks + Books
People pleaser who can’t please
I’ve always thought of myself as a writer. Days and months went by, and reading other people’s works made me…
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Causes + Bosses
Social media influencers and sociopolitical issues
Aside from panda and doggo videos, there is probably nothing left on social media that does not draw flak.
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X+Y+Z
Market values
Forget the diet. All the mouthwatering dishes had been laid out in front of me.
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Baes + Babies
Leaving, living, still loving
One night, while attending a meeting online, my partner, Fritz, received an unexpected email. His visa to Australia had been…
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Hooks + Books
The law that saved my life
It was 2018, my last year in senior high school, and the time I applied for universities. I vividly remember…
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Hooks + Books
‘Dijay likud’
The Ilocano word likud, which means “at the back” in English, is not just the opposite of in front or…
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Causes + Bosses
A message of hope
Hope shines brightest in the dark. That was, and still is, my motto—one perhaps quite expected for a devotee of…
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Baes + Babies
Dragged away
Several minutes before midnight as I was about to sleep, Derick's mom arrived at their house.
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